PeteCarrill

Who's the new coach? I thought last year's coach was returning? What the heck happened?

Correction: They beat Logan County who did have the shortest varsity team I've ever seen.

As an outside observer I can tell you that I saw the Mason County girls at U of L and they play hard! The competition they played was mid upper level for the most part with a couple of teams being topnotch. They played ferocious full court, running and trapping for every game I was able to watch. They moved the ball well and when they needed a basket they got the ball to someone who could make a play. The coach was demanding, instructing, and praising, and most of all he had more enthusiasm for his kids and how they played than most I saw there. As for summer ball not meaning a whole lot, I agree that it doesn't go into the standings but tell me a team in the state play-offs that didn't have most of their starters playing and working on their game in the summer either with their high school or club team and I'll bet you won't be able to give me one.

How did the games at the E-Town event go?

Shoot the ball better.

He's done an awesome job. The kids have the skills, the played under control, and they have height across the board. Should be interesting to see how they play out in region and possibly state.

How did the guards for East look? I know that they have been working on their shooting and ball handling to take some of the pressure off of Rainey but haven't had the chance to catch one of their games yet.

luvdahornets I saw Metcalfe also beat Logan in the first round how did that game go? I think they beat Logan last year by 20+.

How did Belfry do against Russellville today? How did Russellville look? Chloe Elam for the Panthers signed with Austin Peay.

As someone who has been on both sides of the types of scores listed above I want to add my 2 cents. Being on the short end of score, most of the time it was our team that caused the other team to continue to score, meaning that we kept throwing them the ball even when they had backed off to half court then inside the arc and at times we'd have kids not get back and/or allow the other team to score lay-ups. I don't want any coach to tell his kids not to play hard as his/her subs deserve the opportunity to practice how they will play, to a degree. As someone who has been on the larger end of the stick, when we back off to half, then inside the arc and the other team continues to throw the ball directly to our players, or doesn't go after rebounds or loose balls, doesn't even stand in the key to stop dribble penetration or cutters then it's not our fault for the score. I do the like the idea of a mercy rule running clock in the second half where if a team is up by some astronomical number the clock runs continuously except for time outs. I wouldn't place that number below 30 as there are time when a team can mount a comeback if the deficit is under 30.